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Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-009807

A joint space mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that operated from 1997 to 2015, designed to measure rainfall over the tropical and subtropical regions of the Earth. It carried instruments such as the Precipitation Radar and the TRMM Microwave Imager to provide detailed observations of rainfall intensity and distribution. Data from this mission significantly advanced the understanding of tropical weather and climate.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-009807
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
AbbreviationTRMM
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009807",
  "term": "Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A joint space mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that operated from 1997 to 2015, designed to measure rainfall over the tropical and subtropical regions of the Earth. It carried instruments such as the Precipitation Radar and the TRMM Microwave Imager to provide detailed observations of rainfall intensity and distribution. Data from this mission significantly advanced the understanding of tropical weather and climate.",
  "abbreviation": "TRMM",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/tropical-rainfall-measuring-mission/"
}

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